Nerds and Monsters

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Nerds and Monsters
Genre Comedy
Science fiction
Action-Adventure
Created by
  • Josh Mepham
  • Kathy Antonsen Rocchio
  • Greg Sullivan
  • Vito Viscomi
Directed byJosh Mepham
Greg Sullivan
Voices of Michael Adamthwaite
Ian James Corlett
Michael Daingerfield
Brian Dobson
Brian Drummond
Ty Olsson
Tabitha St. Germain
Lee Tockar
Vincent Tong
Theme music composer
  • Steve D'Angelo
  • Terry Tompkins
Opening themeNerds and Monsters
Ending themeNerds and Monsters (instrumental)
ComposerHal Beckett
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes40 (80 segments)
Production
Executive producersKathy Antonsen Rocchio
Josh Mepham
Greg Sullivan
Vito Viscomi
Vince Commisso
ProducerKathy Antonsen Rocchio
Running time30 minutes
Production companies Slap Happy Cartoons Inc.
9 Story Media Group
Original release
Network YTV
ReleaseMarch 12, 2014 (2014-03-12) 
August 27, 2016 (2016-08-27)

Nerds and Monsters is a Canadian animated television series that aired on YTV in Canada. The series was created by Josh Mepham, Kathy Antonsen Rocchio, Greg Sullivan and Vito Viscomi and produced by Slap Happy Cartoons Inc. and 9 Story Media Group. It was announced at the 2014 Banff World Media Festival that the series was renewed for a second season. [1] On July 14, 2015, the series was picked up by Hulu to stream it as part of Hulu Kids. The series ended on August 27, 2016. [2] 40 episodes were produced.

Contents

Premise

The series follows three nerdy kids and a simple football linebacker on a fantastic uncharted island with monsters.

Characters

Humans

Monsters

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

  1. Dear Diary / Monster And Commander (March 12, 2014)
  2. Sub Sandwich / Dorkathalon (March 19, 2014)
  3. Honk If You're In Love / Fright Of Passage (March 26, 2014)
  4. The Marriage Ref / Ka-Boom With A View (April 2, 2014)
  5. Are You Gonna Eat That? / Monster BFF (April 9, 2014)
  6. For The Love Of Dung / The Voice Of Treason (April 16, 2014)
  7. What's Mine Is Mine / The Wind Beneath My Wings (April 23, 2014)
  8. Maiden Cheena Lays An Eggie / Hero Zeros (April 30, 2014)
  9. Guys And Dolls / Heat Wave (May 7, 2014)
  10. Oh Brother / The Comic Or The Girl (May 14, 2014)
  11. Eye! Eye! Eye! / Stan By Me (May 21, 2014)
  12. Dudley The Manservant / Cure For The Common Nerd (May 28, 2014)
  13. Fab Rick / Inside The Box (June 4, 2014)
  14. Monstervision / The Squider Whisperer (June 11, 2014)
  15. The Host With The Moats / Monsterball (June 18, 2014)
  16. Flower Power / Maiden Cheena Is Missing (June 25, 2014)
  17. Franken-Nerd / Monstergeist (July 9, 2014)
  18. Monster Movie / Springing Lyle (July 23, 2014)
  19. Pet Peeved / No Pranks To You (August 13, 2014)
  20. Molting Day / Zanti-Clops (August 27, 2014)

Season 2 (2016)

  1. Miss Monster Island / Lucky Day (January 8, 2016)
  2. Where's The Beep? / Evolution (January 15, 2016)
  3. It's Not Good To Be King / Monster Island: The Game (January 22, 2016)
  4. Nerd Fu / Dudley's Kitchen Nightmare (January 29, 2016)
  5. Nerd High / Me Stan, You Linty (February 6, 2016)
  6. The Sky's The Limit / Clown Of Darkness (February 13, 2016)
  7. Tickle Stick / Monstarrrghs! (February 20, 2016)
  8. Run Nerd Run / Adventures In Monstersitting (February 27, 2016)
  9. The Falconerd / The Head Of Destiny (March 5, 2016)
  10. Nerds And Monster Bus / Zarg's Ducky Day (March 12, 2016)
  11. Nerdzilla / Monster Fever (March 19, 2016)
  12. The Big Stanuna / Power To The Pimple (March 26, 2016)
  13. Zarg World / The Nerdscapes (April 2, 2016)
  14. Bee-Hive Yourself / Bucktooth Rogers (April 9, 2016)
  15. Cannibal Run / Little Bundle Of Terror (June 25, 2016)
  16. Survival Of The Twittest / Nerdes And The Moonsters (July 9, 2016)
  17. Irwiener / Brother Brother (July 16, 2016)
  18. Chatty Cheena / That's Snot Art (July 23, 2016)
  19. Einstan / The Nerdhood Of The Traveling Pants (July 30, 2016)
  20. Behind the Scrotch / Night Of The Living Nerds (August 27, 2016)

Early prototype

The first prototype of the series had four nerds; Becky Hoogerstein, Dudley Squat, Winston Chang and Fareed Singh. They were completely different in appearance; Becky was a curly haired brunette, Dudley had bigger glasses and blond hair and Winston had shorter hair and was described as Spock-like. Fareed was written out of the final version and replaced with Stan. Becky's name was shortened and Winston became Irwin with the 'stein' from Becky's original name being inserted into his. Dudley's name was kept, but he too was altered. [3]

Zarg was originally called Zar and designed with orange fur, and Skur had no fur at all. Urp and Durn's only change was the addition of fingers instead of tentacle-like hands.

Broadcast

The series also airs on CITV and ITV in the United Kingdom, UTV in Northern Ireland, Canal+ Family and Télétoon+ in France, Disney XD in Poland, Gloob in Brazil, and ABC3 in Australia.

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationAward CategoryNotesResult
2014 Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or SeriesGreg SullivanWon
2014 Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or SeriesKendra HibbertNominated
2014 Leo Awards Best Direction in an Animation Program or SeriesGreg Sullivan and Denis CrawfordNominated
2014 Leo Awards Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series Tabitha St. Germain Nominated
2014 Leo Awards Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series Vincent Tong Nominated
2015 Canadian Screen Awards Best Writing in an Animated Program or Series Vito Viscomi Nominated
2015WGC Screenwriting AwardsBest Writing in an Animated Program or SeriesGreg SullivanNominated
2015 Leo Awards Best Direction in an Animation Program or SeriesGreg Sullivan and Russell CrispinNominated
2015 Leo Awards Best Performance in an Animation Program or Series Ian James Corlett Nominated
2015 Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or Series Dennis Heaton Won
2015Pixie AwardsAnimation Slap Happy Cartoons Won
2016 Leo Awards Best Direction in an Animation Program or SeriesGreg Sullivan and Denis CrawfordNominated
2016 Leo Awards Best Direction in an Animation Program or SeriesJosh Mepham and Jason HorychunWon
2016 Leo Awards Best Animation Program or SeriesJosh Mepham, Greg Sullivan, Kathy Antonsen Rocchio and Vito Viscomi Won
2016 Leo Awards Best Screenwriting in an Animation Program or SeriesGreg SullivanWon
2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Writing in an Animated Program or SeriesCraig MartinWon

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